Camp David

American  

[dey-vid] / ˈdeɪ vɪd /

noun

1. an area, closed to the public, in Catoctin Mountain Park in N central Maryland: presidential retreat with guests' quarters and conference facilities.

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Camp David British  

/ ˈdeɪvɪd /

noun

1. the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept, 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979)

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Example Sentences

The U.N., the various peace commissions, the Camp David Accords, the Oslo Accords, and so on, were the work of Attorneys for the Situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Walking together on wooded paths at Camp David, Eisenhower and Khrushchev made a small step toward finding common ground.

From Literature

The ad quotes from a 1987 radio address Reagan gave on trade, speaking from Camp David.

From MarketWatch

Ghaith al-Omari, who was an advisor to Palestinian negotiators at the time of Clinton's Camp David summit, said he did not believe any of the current leaders were capable of reaching a lasting peace deal.

From Barron's

The U.S. still has a small contingent in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as part of the force monitoring the Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal